Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 84% on time.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	LGA	TVC	2h 24m	85%	1.7%	116	Flying now
American	LGA	TVC	–	70%few flights	9.1%	11	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Traverse City on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	LGA 06:00 → BOS 07:20AA 4377 · flown by Republic	2h 53m Boston	BOS 10:13 → TVC 12:44AA 4516 · flown by Republic	6h 44m	98%	85%
American Details →	LGA 06:30 → ORD 08:14AA 462	1h 18m Chicago	ORD 09:32 → TVC 11:54AA 4190 · flown by Envoy	5h 24m	95%	84%
American Details →	LGA 06:00 → CLT 07:58AA 3084	1h 12m Charlotte	CLT 09:10 → TVC 11:39AA 5433 · flown by PSA	5h 39m	97%	83%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:25 → MSP 08:14DL 2510	2h 10m Minneapolis	MSP 10:24 → TVC 12:54DL 3995 · flown by SkyWest	6h 29m	98%	77%
Delta Details →	LGA 10:00 → BOS 11:27DL 5728 · flown by Republic	2h 38m Boston	BOS 14:05 → TVC 16:38DL 5821 · flown by Republic	6h 38m	98%	77%
United Details →	LGA 06:10 → ORD 07:49UA 2389	1h 11m Chicago	ORD 09:00 → TVC 11:37UA 4169 · flown by GoJet	5h 27m	92%	77%
American Details →	LGA 07:43 → DCA 09:13AA 4491 · flown by Republic	2h 07m Washington	DCA 11:20 → TVC 13:27AA 4138 · flown by Envoy	5h 44m	100%	76%
American Details →	LGA 07:55 → CLT 10:01AA 1023	3h 04m Charlotte	CLT 13:05 → TVC 15:31AA 5628 · flown by PSA	7h 34m	99%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	LGA 09:03 → DCA 10:32AA 4393 · flown by Republic	48m Washington	DCA 11:20 → TVC 13:27AA 4138 · flown by Envoy	4h 24m	73%	54%
United Details →	LGA 10:15 → ORD 11:57UA 1310	48m Chicago	ORD 12:45 → TVC 15:10UA 6033 · flown by SkyWest	4h 55m	69%	41%
American Details →	LGA 14:11 → ORD 16:00AA 1705	59m Chicago	ORD 16:59 → TVC 19:22AA 6380 · flown by SkyWest	5h 11m	66%	32%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

CLT · 1h 12m · leaves 06:00 3%

ORD · 1h 18m · leaves 06:30 5%

DFW · 1h 06m · leaves 08:35 15%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 59m · leaves 14:11 34%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Delta DL 5852 LGA 06:00 → BOS American AA 4516 BOS 10:13 → TVC Connection details →	2h 58m	6h 44m	98%	83%
American AA 4373 LGA 09:00 → BOS Delta DL 5821 BOS 14:05 → TVC Connection details →	3h 46m	7h 38m	100%	83%
Delta DL 2251 LGA 06:00 → ORD American AA 4190 ORD 09:32 → TVC Connection details →	2h 00m	5h 54m	95%	79%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON